As stated before, Arndt is writing the screenplay adapted from what Lucas has written which makes him more important than Lucas. Lucas is a guide, but both Arndt and Abrams (if the rumours are true) are going to be key in making this successful.

As stated before, Arndt is writing the screenplay adapted from what Lucas has written which makes him more important than Lucas. Lucas is a guide, but both Arndt and Abrams (if the rumours are true) are going to be key in making this successful.

I'm not arguing their importance (although I think story is as much, or even more, important as screenplay).

I'm just saying they are dependable on the story that Lucas wrote. Nothing more.

“It’s very exciting to have JJ aboard leading the charge as we set off to make a new Star Wars movie,” says producer Kathleen Kennedy in the official statement. “JJ is the perfect director to helm this. Beyond having such great instincts as a filmmaker, he has an intuitive understanding of this franchise. He understands the essence of the Star Wars experience, and will bring that talent to create an unforgettable motion picture.”

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George Lucas adds, “I’ve consistently been impressed with JJ as a filmmaker and storyteller. He’s an ideal choice to direct the new Star Wars film and the legacy couldn’t be in better hands.”

Although it also says that Abrams is still committed to Paramount for a third Trek movie (though not necessarily as director). Could be interesting...

It also says in the article Kasdan will be consulting (so he's involved even before he gets into Episode VIII), so that's a plus.

Abrams doing both Star Wars and Star Trek... I think the universe is collapsing into itself. But if he manages to make a succesful Star Wars movie, he will have revitalized perhaps the two biggest sci-fi franchises in just a few years.

There’s been speculation about some standalone films that are in development, and I can confirm to you today that in fact we are working on a few standalone films. Larry Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are both working on films derived from great Star Wars characters that are not part of the overall saga. So we still plan to make Star Wars 7, 8 and 9 roughly over a six-year period of time, starting 2015. But there are going to be a few other films released in that period of time too.

This week, rumors hinted at a Yoda movie being planned, while not too long ago, there were whispers of Zack Snyder being brought in to create a Star Wars standalone movie heavily influenced by Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. Whether either rumor bears any truth or Disney has something else in mind, we'll have to wait and see. But "great Star Wars characters that are not part of the overall saga" can be interpreted quite broadly. As the article at Screenrant suggests, this could go from relatively minor movie characters to popular characters from other media.

A movie about Yoda, a movie about Boba Fett and a movie about Vader and Sidious would be sweet.

Especially Vader, one of the coolest characters ever. James Earl Jones in Star Wars sells tickets, he won't be in the sequel trilogy, so why not use him in between Episode III and IV when Jedi Knights were being hunted down?

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I say hell yes! I love Star Wars. As long as Lucas doesn't write the screenplay or direct and the likes of Gayden Christensen and other tween adored wooden ****ers stay away from them, one Star Wars film a year would be great - at least for me it would be.

I guess a Boba movie is absolutely a lock. Beyond that, I wouldn't be surprised to see a movie or two focused on one or more of Zahn's characters, most likely Mara Jade and/or Talon Karrde, given their popularity in the EU. And no doubt Samuel L. Jackson would be quite keen on a Windu-centric movie.

"You see, my ship don't like people laughing. Gets the crazy idea you're laughing at her. Now, if you were to apologise, like I know you're going too, I might just convince her you really didn't mean it..."

"You see, my ship don't like people laughing. Gets the crazy idea you're laughing at her. Now, if you were to apologise, like I know you're going too, I might just convince her you really didn't mean it..."

Hahaha. Clint as Boba, make it happen Disney.

I can't believe they aren't doing a Darth Vader spin-off, set between Episode III and IV.

Doing a Vader spinoff would probably do more damage than anything else. It's one of those characters you want to use the least because it would diminish his presence as a character on the Original Trilogy every second he's on screen in anything else.

Doing a Vader spinoff would probably do more damage than anything else. It's one of those characters you want to use the least because it would diminish his presence as a character on the Original Trilogy every second he's on screen in anything else.

True.

I also think it wouldn't hurt to move on from the time period set between episodes III and IV.

Me neither until I saw Anthony Ingruber's impression, not to mention the guy looks like a young Harrison Ford. He's got a lot of potential. Needs to work on his voice and being forced with the expressions, but if he can tweak that, he should be young Han and not any other well known actor you can think of.

I'm not at that Star Wars burnout stage myself, but I'm a Star Wars fan so probably never will be. Most people aren't into it as much as I am, though, so I can see why they'd feel differently. Still, I'm way more excited about the new trilogy because we have a good director, good writers, no Hayden Christensen and no one knows what's going to happen unlike the prequels.

Doing a Vader spinoff would probably do more damage than anything else. It's one of those characters you want to use the least because it would diminish his presence as a character on the Original Trilogy every second he's on screen in anything else.

This, and its applicable for the whole franchise... I'm a Star Wars FREAK, But it still needs to be a massive event when we get a Star Wars film, I don't want us to get so many that its waters down Star Wars on the big screen, like the EU and TCW tends to do to themselves. Quality not Quantity.

My dad is interested in seeing ep 7. He was interested in AOTC when it was in theaters but has never even made a move to even try to watch ep 3. He has seen the all important last part of mustafar on TV. He was all like, "Oh, so THAT's why he wears that suit and mask."

It's a crap chute at this point. We don't really know what's going to happen. Guess as we may.

We'll murder them all, amid laughter and merriment...except for the few we take home to experiment!